Valve rod guide for flush tanks



June 15, 1937. A. LANCELLOTTE 2,083,955

VALVE ROD GUIDE FOR FLUSH TANKS Filed Aug. 11, 1936' INVENTOR Patented June 15, 1937 NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VALVE ROD GUIDE FOR FLUSH TANKS Anthony Lancellotte, Pittsburgh, Pa. Application August 11, 1936, Serial No. 95,372

1 Claim. (01. 4-57) This invention relates to a valve rod guide The inner end of the support is provided with a for a flush tank, and important objects and adtransversely extending aperture I!) to allow the vantages thereof are to provide a durable and apertured ears I of the clamp band to be atefficient guide mechanism of the character detached against the respective sides of the supscribed, which will function to accurately seat port, by the screw 9, in the event that an over- 5 the ball valve of a flush tank on its associated size fiowpipe is used in conjunction with the valve seat and thus prevent the waste of water, improved guide. which embodies a novel bracing element, which is The support 5 is provided with a longitudinalsimple in its construction and arrangement, and 1y extending passage H open at both ends, for comparatively economical in its manufacture, the reception of a shank l2 carrying a pair of 10 use and maintenance. Vertically aligned guide bearings l3 at the outer To the accomplishment of these and such other end thereof. The gui r gs are sp objects as may hereinafter appear, the invention from e h O d each is Provided With an consists of the novel construction, combination pertu e through Which e Valve rod 4 is 'and arrangement of parts herein specifically deeXtended to allow the free [Vertical shiftaiblei 15 scribed and illustrated in the accompanying e t 0f t e tt drawing, but it is to be understood that changes The Shank l2 and the pp Passage H are in the form, proportions and details of construcpreferably r rh p in r nsv rs ross ti may b resorted t th t come Within t section, to prevent the possible rotation of the scope of t c1aim hereuntol appended, former in the latter. The shank I2 is longi- 20 In the drawing wherein like numerals of reftudihally adjustable i he p s a e H to allow erence designate corresponding parts throughout and facilitate the P p alignment of the p the several i w of guide bearings 13 with the ball Valve 3 and Figure 1 is front elevational View of an over- Valve The Outer end of the pp 5 iS 5 flow pipe and valve mechanism provided with a Provided With a Vertically extending Slot H to guide constructed in accordance with t allow a lengthened adjustment movement of the ventior shank in said support. The shank is secured Figures 2 and 3 are, respectively side and top in the adjusted position by a set screw l5 threadplan views of the bracing frame embodied in the edly mounted in a boss on the top of the D- invention; and Figure 4 is a top plan view of the port 5 adjacent the Outer end of the latter 30 guide mechanism The support 5 1s held in its horizontally con- Referring in detail to the drawing I denotes nested position, with the overflow pipe 2 by a a flush tank valve seat provided with the verti- Povel, substantlauy e l ta ly-shaped bracca-lly disposed overflow pipe 2, both of which mg frame I1, which is positioned between the are constructed and arranged in the usual man- Support 5 and the Valve seat I adjacent to the 35 ner well known in the art to which the invenoverflow pipe hon appertains The upper end of the bracing frame i1 is A ball valve 3, of the usual construction, is car- Provided with an outwardly projected, Vertically ried at the lower end of a valve rod 4 and enextending U'Shaped connecting member 40 gages in the valve seat I to control passage f which engages the bottom and sides of the sup- 40 the flushing water through the latter port 5 between the bOSS and the lug 8.

My improved va1ve rod guide mechanism The connecting member [8 is secured to the prises alaterally extending, horizontally disposed pp 5 y a Screw bolt W c eXtendS support 5, which is connected to the overflow transversely across the t p f t supp rt and pipe 2 by clamping band s The tt S1112. is engaged in the suitably apertured and threadrounds the overflow pipe, and is provided with a ed pr je in fr nds f th c nnec n m mpair of apertured ears 1, which are secured to an her. apertured lug 8 by means of a screw 9. The The lower end of the bracing frame I! is pro- 59 lug 8 is formed integral with the top of the vided with a pair of spaced, outwardly projectsupport and extends vertically upward at the ing feet 20, which partially surround and eninner end of the latter. The lug 8 is considergage the neck 2| of the valve seat I, and seat ably narrower than the width of the support, on the shoulder 22 of the latter, as clearly and is adapted for connecting the latter to an shown in Figure 1. overflow pipe of the conventional diameter. A rearwardly projecting yoke 23 is carried by the lower member 24 of the bracing frame H. The yoke 23 is spaced from the lower end of the bracing frame and engages and partially surrounds the overflow pipe 2.

The bracing frame I! is positioned so as not to interfere with the operation of the ball valve 3 in the valve seat I, and not only serves to brace the support 5 in its proper position, but also serves as a bracing structure for the overfiow pipe 2,

It will be obvious that in the use of my improved guide mechanism, the vertically aligned guide bearings l3 may be readily adjusted to any necessary position, by the adjustment of the shank l2 in the support passage II, in the manner stated, and by the adjustment of the clamping band 6 on the overflow pipe 2, to maintain the valve rod 4 in the proper vertical position to accurately seat the ball valve 3 on the valve seat I at all times, and thereby prevent water Waste from leakage due to an imperfectly seated valve.

What I claim is:

The combination with a flush tank valve mechanism including a valve seat, a valve rod and an overflow pipe, of a horizontally disposed support provided with a longitudinally extending passage, a clamping band surrounding the overflow pipe and connected with said support for attaching the latter to the overflow pipe, a shank mounted in said passage and longitudinally adjustable in the latter, means carried by said support and operable to engage said shank for securing the latter in the adjusted position, a pair of spaced vertically aligned guide bearings for the valve rod carried at the outer end of said shank, and a bracing element connected with said support resting on said valve seat and engaging the overflow pipe for bracing said sup- P rt.

ANTHONY LANCELLO'I'IE. 

